GILARDINO: Trascendentia, Complete studies for Guitar [CD de audio] Cristiano Porqueddu and Gilardino

The composer Angelo Gilardino was born in 1941 and enjoyed a long career as a concert guitarist from 1958-81. As well as composing, he premiered hundreds of new works for the guitar. To date he has written several concertos for his instrument, and many chamber works and sonatas - all featuring one or multiple guitars. His impetus to compose came from the composer Castelnuovo-Tedesco, who said that composition would be better for him - he’d discover more about himself - than he would from a life of concert and recital-giving and editing other composers’ works. The 60 studies for solo guitar show the rich range of musical, literary and spiritual influences upon Gilardino: Lorca, Rimbaud, Bartók, Ravel, Berg, Gerhard, Villa- Lobos, Prokofiev and Albéniz to name a few. A major addition to the catalogue of guitar music on record, this release will be eagerly awaited by students and guitar enthusiasts alike. Other information: - Premiere release. - The guitar remains one of the most popular